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is this a good spec for a budget gaming computer

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March 15, 2014 7:10:49 AM

i need a nay or yay.

400 pounds spent so that's about 650 dollars

cool master midi sized tower.
700W power supply
4gb's of corsair vengeance ram
Asus P8H61-MX USB3 Motherboard
GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz
1 trilobite HDD
8 fans total.
windows 7

good for gaming or bad?

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March 15, 2014 7:15:04 AM

700W PSU is overkill for 750ti better to get lower wattage PSU and 8GB RAM!
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March 15, 2014 7:54:31 AM

A GTX750ti is a very good and appropriate card for your budget.
It only needs a 450w psu.

I see no value in a new build with ivy bridge.
Haswell is more efficient.
I would think a i3-4330 or similar would be very good.
Few games can effectively use more than 2 cores.
Any lga1150 motherboard will do.

8 fans... really?
Your parts are not that hot.
I have no idea about that, but a single 120mm intake fan would be sufficient.

Ram is cheap, I suggest a 2 x 4gb kit. Speed is not important.
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March 15, 2014 7:56:54 AM

Nay!!! Here's a better build for your money-
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.95 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.55 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£29.37 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card (£110.63 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.40 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £418.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 14:56 GMT+0000)
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March 15, 2014 9:21:30 AM

geofelt said:
A GTX750ti is a very good and appropriate card for your budget.
It only needs a 450w psu.

I see no value in a new build with ivy bridge.
Haswell is more efficient.
I would think a i3-4330 or similar would be very good.
Few games can effectively use more than 2 cores.
Any lga1150 motherboard will do.

8 fans... really?
Your parts are not that hot.
I have no idea about that, but a single 120mm intake fan would be sufficient.

Ram is cheap, I suggest a 2 x 4gb kit. Speed is not important.


Thanks for the reply, 8 fans because 4 are built in to the case.
also whats wrong with an ivy bridge? im not great with makes and brands :) 
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March 15, 2014 9:21:54 AM

verma1891 said:
Nay!!! Here's a better build for your money-
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.95 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.55 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£29.37 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card (£110.63 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.40 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £418.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 14:56 GMT+0000)


this has helped me more tahn you know thank you.
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March 15, 2014 9:22:28 AM

Ahmadjon said:
700W PSU is overkill for 750ti better to get lower wattage PSU and 8GB RAM!


having a 700W even though it does not require it won't burn it out right?
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March 15, 2014 9:34:26 AM

Any overpowered psu will burn just one thing, nothing else. And that thing is, your pocket.
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March 15, 2014 9:48:15 PM

verma1891 said:
Any overpowered psu will burn just one thing, nothing else. And that thing is, your pocket.


It leaves upgrading space in the future though. Please consider the future in the PSU as well; I'm concerned about the brand of your PSU OP, what is it?
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